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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 26042104, member: 101855"]Funny, I too bought a Faustina Junior coin, as my first ancient piece in 2025, as well although it is a denarius. [ATTACH=full]1655887[/ATTACH] Denarius of Faustina II, his wife, Obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA “Faustina augusta.” Reverse: FECVNDITAS “Fecunditas” holding a child, personification for the fertility of the empress. Sear 5252. Her husband, Marcus Aurelius was quite devoted to her, even though she had a racy reputation. She seems to have had a thing for sailors and gladiators. According to David Sear, the rumors persisted enough to make them credible. Late in life, she was implicated in another plot to overthrow her husband. When it appeared that Marcus’ health was failing, it was claimed that she plotted with the Roman general, Cassius, to take charge. The odd part is that such a move would have cut out Faustina's own son, Commodus, from "taking the purple." Given the way Commodus turned out as an emperior, that might have been for the best.[/QUOTE]